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Full Idea
What knowledge would enable us to live finely for the rest of our lives?
Gist of Idea
What knowledge is required to live well?
Source
Plato (Euthydemus [c.379 BCE], 293a)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Early Socratic Dialogues', ed/tr. Saunders,Trevor J [Penguin 1987], p.351
A Reaction
A successful grasp of other people's points of view might lead to respect for them. Also a realisation that we are not isolated individuals. We really are all in it together.
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